"A bailout at this stage would be the worst possible outcome for American taxpayers and mortgage holders, who have been paying a risk premium to these foreign investors. It would change the rules of the game retroactively and would directly subsidize the risks taken by sophisticated foreign investors.""A bailout of GSE bondholders would be perhaps the greatest taxpayer rip-off in A... read full post picked by siennablue 1 year ago

Setting up shop in Brazil is so much cheaper so lets take $1B of taxpayers money and spend it in Brazil helping their economy and allowing fewer Americans to be employed. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

A Japanese couple has turned down a free trip to Italy after they were hit with a $1,200 lunch bill at a Roman restaurant. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

In the latest run-up in prices, Wall Street speculators - some of them recipients of billions of dollars in taxpayers' bailout money - may be to blame.Big Wall Street banks such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, and others are able to sidestep the regulations that limit investments in commodities such as oil, and they are investing on behalf of pension funds, endowments, hedge funds, a... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 6 months ago

Anybody with a set of XY chromosomes dreams of ditching everything after high school or college, and taking an RV with some buddies to travel around the country in a massive road trip adventure. Few follow through on this dream of dreams, but these guys from Japan decided to build a two story, fully outfitted, transforming masterpiece of travel to do just that. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Just in case you were not pissed off at them before. I KNEW this would happen when this stupid bill was passed in the first place.

Yes, as through this world I've wandered
I've seen lots of funny men;
Some will rob you with a six-gun,
And some with a fountain pen. picked by Moe 11 months ago

After 17 grueling months, Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer's around-the-world trip in a solar-powered car is finally over. Altogether, he traveled 32,000 miles and across 40 countries. picked by punthe 12 months ago

The United States has asked four oil-rich Gulf states for close to 300 billion dollars to help it curb the global financial meltdown. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Now double that. And add $170 Billion. That's the price tag of the bailout

Originally posted here picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Is it a bird? Well, no, it's a plane... but to these cranes it's mum.

Ever since they were hatched, they've been tricked into believing this featherless microlight is the parent they should follow.

But it's not some cruel joke by the chap in the yellow helmet. It is part of a project which conservationists hope will safeguard the species. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The uber idea they claim Pepsi stole from them? Selling purified bottled water. No sh*t. One billion dollars.

For their part, Pepsi (who's lawyers never showed up for the trial) claims the statute of limitations should preclude the lawsuit. But also that they weren't aware of the lawsuit until after the ruling.

I'd LOVE to see the board meeting where they talk about this one! picked by Moe 4 weeks ago

The CEOs of the Big Three automakers reportedly flew private luxury jets to Washington to plead for a $25 BILLION taxpayer bailout to save their debt-ridden industry — ringing up tens of thousands in charges even as they cried poverty picked by jhordie 1 year ago

Successful New Year trip makes a holiday really happy. To the contrary, spoilt vacations can not only sadden holiday memories, but also cloud the whole future year. So you need to foresee everything. picked by femina 3 years ago

A British man was left in major shock when his bank statement showed him to be £100 billion ($208 billion) overdrawn. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Billion, mind you - not million. $134,000,000,000 worth of securities found in a suitcase by customs agents in Italy. The smugglers were Japanese, heading toward Switzerland.

It is either the biggest smuggling operation in history -- or a fraud of equally impressive proportions. Italian customs officials stopped two men at the Swiss border carrying bonds worth $134 billion (95.8 billion euros). picked by bingo 5 months ago

This was passed last Wednesday with very little fanfare.

I don't know how I missed this .. you take a little break, and wham ... all hell breaks loose.Oh well, what's another 6 or 7 hundred billion. picked by siennablue 1 year ago

Banking in at over $7 Billion, the scheme was finally unearthed this week with the unstable market. The catch? He did it all alone. What could one man need $7 Billion for?

...Apparently He had a lot of Stuff to Buy. "I'd Like 5 Tons of Tooth Paste." picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

China has punished a group of law enforcement officials who faked a letter of invitation from Finland's justice department because they wanted to get a free tour of Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Thanks for the bailout, Mickey! picked by hypnotode 11 months ago

Only days after the bailout passed, AIG executives spent $200,000 for hotel rooms, almost $150,000 for catered banquets, $23,000 at the hotel spa and another $1,400 at the salon. picked by unzercharlie 1 year ago